The motion picture industry is touting the $80 million judgment that shut down the popular file-hosting site Hotfile Corp. as the first in which a U.S. court has ruled on whether a so-called “cyberlocker” can be liable for copyright infringement.
Cyberlockers are online sites that offer cloud storage. Two years ago, the motion picture industry began accusing them of assisting in downloading pirated films. Last year, the U.S. Department of Justice shut down popular cyberlocker MegaUpload.com for copyright infringement.
